HITSP has reprioritized its 2009 work to provide greater focus on provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

IS 09 - Consultations and Transfers of Care

The Consultations and Transfers of Care Interoperability Specification describes the information flows, issues and system capabilities that apply to:
1. a provider requesting and a patient receiving a consultation from another provider
2. a provider requesting a transfer of care for a patient and the receiving facility admitting the patient.
It is intended to facilitate access to information necessary for consultations and transfers for consulting clinicians, referring clinicians, transferring facilities, receiving facilities and consumers.